2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference | |
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Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) | |
Finals MVP | Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) |
PBA Fiesta Conference chronology | |
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The 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference was the
The
The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series (who was indefinitely suspended) but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen.[1]
Talk N' Text's
The
List of imports
Name | Team | Debuted |
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Leon Derricks | Alaska Aces | March 4 vs. San Miguel |
Eddie Elisma |
Barangay Ginebra Kings |
March 6 vs. Red Bull |
Jaja Richards | Coca-Cola Tigers |
March 4 vs. Sta.Lucia |
Anthony Miller | FedEx Express | March 6 vs. Purefoods |
Antonio Smith |
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
March 6 vs. FedEx |
Dalron Johnson | Red Bull Barako |
March 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
Chris Burgess | San Miguel Beermen | March 4 vs. Alaska |
Wesley Wilson | Shell Turbo Chargers | March 6 vs. Talk 'N Text |
Richard Jeter | Sta. Lucia Realtors | March 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
Jerald Honeycutt | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
March 6 vs. Shell |
Dickey Simpkins | Alaska Aces | March 31 vs. Talk 'N Text |
Andre Brown | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
April 29 vs. Alaska |
Bakari Hendrix | Coca-Cola Tigers |
March 30 vs. Shell |
Lorenzo Coleman | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
May 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
Earl Barron | Red Bull Barako |
May 13 vs. Purefoods |
Tommy Smith | San Miguel Beermen | May 27 vs. FedEx |
Melvin Robinson | Shell Turbo Chargers | April 28 vs. Purefoods |
Raheim Brown | Sta. Lucia Realtors | March 9 vs. Alaska |
Earl Ike | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
March 13 vs. Sta.Lucia |
Hiram Fuller | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
May 27 vs Talk 'N Text |
Darrell Johns | Coca-Cola Tigers |
April 8 vs. Red Bull |
Marcus Melvin | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
June 9 vs. FedEx (WC) |
Ace Custis | San Miguel Beermen | June 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3) |
Ajani Williams | Shell Turbo Chargers | May 13 vs Talk 'N Text |
Ryan Fletcher | Sta. Lucia Realtors | April 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
Noel Felix | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
March 31 vs. Alaska |
Mark Sanford | Coca-Cola Tigers |
April 28 vs. San Miguel |
Jerald Honeycutt played for TNT in their first game and was replaced by Earl Ike (two games). He returned on April 15 vs. Purefoods, replacing Noel Felix (three games) and played for the rest of the conference.
Chris Burgess played 17 games in the Classification round and was replaced by Tommy Smith in the Beermen's last game. Burgess returned in the first two games of the semifinal series vs Red Bull before being replaced by Ace Custis.
Classification round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
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12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 7 | .611[a] | 1 | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611[a] | 1 | Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase |
4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | |
5 | FedEx Express | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | Best of-3 wildcard phase |
6 | Red Bull Thunder
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9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | |
7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings
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8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
8 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
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7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
9 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | Twice-to-win in wildcard phase |
10 | Coca-Cola Tigers
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6 | 12 | .333 | 6 |
Notes:
Second-seed playoff
Bracket
Wildcard phase | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
(#4 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Wildcard playoffs
The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.
(3) Alaska vs. (10) Coca-Cola
(4) Sta. Lucia vs. (9) Shell
(5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods
(6) Red Bull vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra
Quarterfinals
(3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull
(8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Shell
(2) San Miguel vs. (6) Red Bull
Third place playoff
Finals
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Dates | July 1–10, 2005 | |||||||||
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2004
2005–06 > |
The 2005 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Barangay Ginebra Kings and Red Bull Barako played for the 89th championship contested by the league.
The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th league championship with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.
Danny Ildefonso was named Finals MVP.
Games
References
- ^ "Taulava to see action for Phone Pals today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Gritty Beermen back on top with 17th title". Philippine Daily Inquirer.